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From: jlitvin@speedstr.intel.com (John Litvin)
Subject: Re: UNIGRAM's article on the USL-BSDI suit
In-Reply-To: bzs@ussr.std.com's message of Mon, 3 Aug 1992 21:10:35 GMT
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Date: Tue, 4 Aug 1992 18:02:36 GMT
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From: drg@bubba.ma30.bull.com (Daniel R Guilderson)
> >Once they have purchased USL, what incentive is there to change
> >tactics?
From: bzs@ussr.std.com (Barry Shein)
>Because the precedent AT&T appears to be seeking threatens much of
>those research institutions' intellectual property and lays the way
>for billions of dollars in claims against them.
This argument is getting silly. Althought I recently posted a list of
the minority owners of USL, they are just that --- MINORITY OWNERS. I
believe that each company owns from 1-3% of USL. AT&T owns over 50%
and has publicly claimed that they will ___NOT___ give up control of
USL to anyone else. Before you can find a buyer, you need a seller...
John Litvin
jlitvin@hfglobe.intel.com